Okay, the title may be a little harsh - after all, they aren’t that ugly (especially the Furby). They just aren’t quite as handsome as some of the other tech-licious products. There. Now that I’ve spared their feelings, somewhat….

The monstrosity above (and the velvet gloves come off) is the Microsoft Zune Player from 2006. Touted as the “iPod Killer,” the Zune Player featured great sound and an integrated music store/manager. It didn’t have iPod’s sex appeal and it also never had a shot.

For the top 10 Ugliest Tech Products in History, click the link. Don’t snicker at the Furby though, he’s sensitive.

Geeks.com is in the middle of an End of the Month Sale that’s pretty amazing. Big Deals…Huge Savings….all to the tune of up to 85 percent off in a lot of cases.

The Compaq Presario SR2170NX tower system (to the left), for example, is regularly $349.99, but it’s marked down to $299.99. Even with my math skills, I know that’s $50 saved, and I didn’t even have to use my fingers.

From the Website:
This Compaq Presario SR2170NX tower system is powered by an Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM. Its 160 GB hard drive provides ample storage space for music, photos, critical data and other files. Plus, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic comes pre-installed.

Access CD and DVD media and burn CDs and DVDs with the DVD±RW Lightscribe drive. There’s plenty of room for expansion with three PCI slots, one PCI Express x16 slot and two DIMM sockets. A keyboard and mouse are included so just add a monitor to start computing!

This is just one of the big sales going on, so be sure to visit Geeks.com before all the penny-pinching geeks in the world buy everything.

They’re just so that way.

The Summit Weather Radio is from The Discovery Channel Store, so you know it’s tops in its class.

Features:

Digital multi-band radio
Hand crank, solar and rechargeable battery power
AM/FM/SW/LW clock with alarm
30 preset channels let you store your favorite stations
Full charge gives 20 hours of playtime
30 seconds of cranking gives 30 minutes of playtime
Crank-level LED indicates the optimum winding speed
High performance amorphous thin film solar panel

Includes:
Rechargeable NI-MH battery pack
Shortwave antenna
AC/CD adapter
International shortwave guide

Unique self-sufficient energy technology makes this the radio you can count on anytime, anywhere! And that, readers, is a total turn on…

by Dane Fouche

Recently I came across in my mind the most amazing gadget ever, the Fly Pentop Computer. The Fly Pentop Computer actually reads and remembers what you write, using a powerful optical scanner and a built-in computer processor. Then it uses that information to help you take notes in class, manage your schedule, play games and more. And with an emerging library of new games and activities to choose from, learning becomes endlessly engaging. Let your imagination soar with FLY.

Built-in optical sensor reads and remembers whatever you write on special FLY Paper. Internal computer figures math problems, remembers dates, records notes and much more Create music by drawing an instrument and using FLY to “play” it Growing library of FLYware games and educational software provides endless interactive fun.

This “Smart Pen” has also won numerous awards which just proves it’s worth! 2005 Toy Industry Association Awards: Toy of the Year Most Innovative Toy of the Year Award Educational Toy of the Year Award What FLY Can Teach

FLY and FLYware are designed to teach kids while entertaining them. Among the valuable skills they’ll learn are: Math Concepts (decimals, fractions and percentages, algebra, and everyday operations such as addition and subtraction) Reading & Language (exercises in listening, comprehension, vocabulary, word roots, sentence structure and writing) Science (biology, anatomy, classification of living organisms, genetics and lifecycle).

To start the main menu of the base pen, the user writes “M” and circles it. After recognizing the circled “M”, the pen switches to “menu mode.” There are several different circle-letter codes for activating different applications. For example, writing a “c” inside a circle activates calculator mode. Once an application is activated, the user uses the pen to draw on the paper to interact with the application. In the case of the calculator, the user draws the calculator on a piece of Leapfrog’s own digital paper and then interacts with the calculator. The user can then tap the individual “buttons” of the drawn calculator. The pen itself uses a spoken voice to speak out what is being tapped, and announce what the answer is. For example, after drawing the calculator, the user can tap “1″, “4″, “x”, “5″, and “=” in order. The pen’s speaker would then say “one, four, times, five, equals seventy.”

This device is one of the most practical and useful devices yet, it can be of use to both children and adults and because of it’s low cost, anyone can own one and it would be a great idea for a gift.

About the Author:
Dane is a free lance writer and strives to keep people up to date with the latest happenings around the world. For a lot more information on the Fly Pentop Computer, visit http://flypentopcomputer.blogspot.com

The Panasonic DMC-LZ1 4.0 Megapixel Digital Camera may just be the next camera I welcome into my life. I love the brand, for one thing - and, for another, the price is right around what makes me happy.

Click through to take a closer look. You’ll really want to look around the website, trust me on this one. I lost track of the number of things I found that were also priced in my happy zone. Everything from the camera you see above to a Cajun Cookware Cast Iron Dutch Oven for $7. There was also a 15 gallon Cajun Cookware Jambalaya Pot that pretty much fascinates me, even though I’m not totally convinced of what to do with it. I guess I could get a small dog and use the pot for its bath. Or not.

Yeah, I’ll probably go with not.

by You Teck

i.Tech Clip Radio is an elegant Bluetooth headset that combines entertainment and communication all-in-one. It plays music in stereo from your phone’s music player* or built-in FM radio (That’s right, you can listen to your favorite FM station!), and switches freely between music and phone calls.

Features At A Glance

It is equipped with auto-searching radio station function and 4 stations could be pre-set. The clip style with standard 3.5mm audio socket allows the users to use their own favorite earpieces.

Here’s the thing about i.Tech Clip Radio

It’s a stereo bluetooth headset and unlike the conventional mono headset, you can actually enjoy greater sound quality while listening to your favorite MP3 or radio station.

The beautiful thing of i.Tech Clip Radio is that you can switch from listening A2DP stereo music to FM Stereo seamlessly by pressing and holding the volume up button a short while.

Style

i.Tech Clip Radio is not short on style wise as it’s sleek looking and can be clip on to anywhere you want it to be. There’s 3 choices for colors for i.Tech Clip Radio and they are , black, grey and white.

Conclusion

It’s a great bluetooth headset if you get it at the right price and it’s DDSquare recommendation for all bluetooth headset users.

About the Author:
You Teck is the owner of an E-Commerce store [Digital Device Square or DDSquare.com]. If you like what you’ve read about i.Tech Clip Radio, you can visit DDSquare.com to find out more about the bluetooth headset or get it at a super attractive price.

by adam caitlin

Exuding sophistication and incredible charm, the Nokia 8800 is an attractive slider phone, that has been designed for the fashion aficionados. Garbed in a stainless steel casing, the Nokia 8800 comes with an eye-catching silver chassis and complementary black and carbon gray accents. The gadget is compact enough to be slipped into the pockets. It measures 107 x 45 x 16.5 mm.

As with all the slider phones, the Nokia 8800 also gets dominated by a screen. The screen is of high resolution and quite bright, colourful and clear. Another praiseworthy feature about Nokia 8800’s screen is that it has a scratch resistant screen. Which means no more irritation when it comes to hand marks etc. The particulars of the screen being, 208 x 208 pixel resolution on a 1.65″ display.

When the Nokia 8800 is opened, then an impressive keypad is revealed at the front, while a camera pops out at the bottom. The keypad is a little narrow and it poses a little problem for the ones with fat fingers. In the same way, the integrated camera is also not really good enough. It is mere 0.5 MP of camera. In the era where the cameras are enabled with as much as 5 MP, 0.5MP seems like a favour. The Nokia 8800 has the ability to record videos. For more entertainment, the Nokia 8800 includes FM radio with digital music player. There are also provisions for games.

Apart from good looks, the Nokia 8800 is also enabled with many serious features. The phone comes with tri-band network for seamless connectivity. It also features voice connectivity. Further, the versatility of Bluetooth, XHTML browser, GPRS and EDGE makes the phone more usable. But here the Nokia 8800 is devoid of Wi-Fi.

Nokia 8800 offers 64 MB of internal memory. It has a talk time of 3 hours, with standby time of 8 days.

Mobile Phone pay as you go mobile phones Nokia 8800

About the Author:
Adam Caitlin is expert author of Telecommunication industry.

Granted, this product is a bit of a departure, but it’s such a stroke of genius that I had to post about it. If you’ve ever had your sleep interrupted by a barking dog, you’ll want to kiss its inventor.

The Bark Stop Ultrasonic Dog Training Device is one of those products that make you ask, “Why didn’t someone think of this sooner….Why didn’t I think of this sooner?!”

Product Description:
Train your dog–or someone else’s–to cease barking with the ultrasonic Bark Stop Professional. A built-in microphone senses incessant barking and triggers the Bark Stop to produce an ultrasonic tone which deters dogs but is inaudible to humans. Humane and effective, it can help train a dog without shocking or hurting them. It has an effective range of up to 50 feet away and can work indoors and out, even through fences or walls. Includes AC adapter & 50-foot extension cord.

Check this one out, it’s a keeper!

Granted, this isn’t the typical type of gadgetry you see on a handheld’s blog - but, come on, it’s too cool not to look at.

It’s the Discovery Sunrise & Sunset Digital Alarm Clock from the Discovery Channel Store and one will soon be calling my bedroom home.

Product Detail:
Sleep and wake to the setting and rising sun with this unique and exclusive backlit LCD clock.

Features:

• The perfect relaxation aid and wakeup alarm…
• Large, backlit LCD display for easy early-morning viewing…
• Four nature sounds including gentle bird songs and the traditional alarm…
• Sleep timer…
• Tap the sun for 10 minutes snooze…
• Wake to the sights and sounds of nature from the comfort of your own bedroom!

I’m all for anything that’ll replace what I have now - the alarm from the inner circle of hell. It’s days of tormenting me are nearly over.

Click the link below to take a closer look - and while you’re on the sight have a look around. All kinds of neat things will fight it out for your attention and $$$.

Discovery Sunrise & Sunset Digital Alarm Clock

The Electronic Handheld 20 Questions Game is an award winning handheld game from The Discover Channel Store.

This innovative game was the recipient of the Electronic Entertainment Toy of the Year Award.

• “Amazing!” says the New York Times
• Classic game of deduction
• Advanced artificial intelligence guesses the object in mind
• Asks 20 “yes” or “no” questions
• Play alone or with friends
• Compact and portable
• 3 month manufacturer’s warranty

You’ll flip over this game! You’ll have hours of fun and if you aren’t careful, you’ll learn something you never knew you never knew.